Wii MOD-CHIPs

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Wii Mod-Chips are on the way. Similar to GameCube the new Nintendo Wii console has vonerabilities that can potentially be exploited to run unsigned code, backup game copies and home made code on the console. It is already possible to run Game Cube game backups and load homebrew from SD Loader in wii GC mode.

Wii Hacked? So far there has not been found a simple way of running backups and homebrew on Wii, but multiple bugs and backdoors that could enable this have been identified.

An SD Card
An action replay kit for GC
The Action Replay for Gamecube costs ~$25 but as well as being the device needed to boot homebrew its also a Region Free Gamecube Boot Disc and Cheats Device, well worth the cost.
An SD card adaptor for GC: Home Made, Nintendo Made or the Gecko (the best )
SD Card Adapters are a bit harder to find t, Buy the Gecko version if you cant find the Nintendo Adapter.
There's a 64MB USB Gamecube Memory Card at Play Asia that would take away the need for a SD Card / Adapter at the expense of less space. Its untested at time of writing but a fair bit cheaper than buying separate.
And of course Nintendo Wii console - USA, JAP or PAL Consoles are all compatible.

The Tutorial

1) Plug your SD card into your computer - format the SD card to either FAT or FAT16 (not FAT32 as it will not work). After formatting it run sdpatch.exe through the command line as follows:
sdpatch.exe (drive letter):/
now copy SDLOADER.BIN to the root of the card, at this point you can load it up with emulators and what not as long as they are in GameCube .dol format . They can be in any directory as long as SDLOADER.BIN is in the root.

2) After installing the above insert SD card into GameCube SD card adapter and plug into Wii Game Cube memory card slot A. Insert your action replay card into B and the disc into that place where discs go.

3) When Action Replay boots up pick the USA flag and then ADD NEW GAME. SDLOAD is the game name and push done. Then enter (m) as the code name. Enter the following code

Select the code named SDLOAd and check the box next to it, press start and Open and close the lid of disc drive when prompted. Then SDLOAD starts up and you can take it from there!
The Code Process is a one time thing and from then on you can enjoy the world of Gamecube Homebrew and Emulators on your Wii Console easily and without Modification.

Emulators for Gamecube that will work this way include emulators for Snes, Genesis, GameBoy Advance, Gameboy Color, PC Engine and Nes and also a port of Doom.